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Michael Grabner scored a shorthanded goal in a 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Grabner picked up the loose puck and made a little nifty move to lift the puck over Jonathan Quick for his second goal as a Devil. He started off slow since moving to New Jersey but now has three points in his last two games bringing him to 27 goals and 34 points in 69 games this season. Mile Wood and Nico Hischier also scored in the win. Mar 17 - 6:43 PM

Michael Grabner hopes his showing on Wednesday is a sign of things to come.

Grabner was held off the scoresheet in his first eight games with New Jersey before chipping in a goal and an assist in an 8-3 win over Vegas. "It’s nice to get one, finally," Grabner said. "Hopefully I can build on that, and carry it over for the next couple of games here." Grabner has 26 goals and 33 points in 68 contests this season, including his tenure with the Rangers prior to the trade. Goals scorers can be fairly streaky, so it wouldn't be too surprising if he was able to build off Wednesday's success. Mar 16 - 4:38 AM

Michael Grabner posted a goal with an assist and a plus-3 rating in Wednesday's 8-3 road victory against the Golden Knights.

Grabner was expected to provide the playoff-hopeful Devils with speed and offensive punch, but he was scoreless in his first eight games since being acquired from the New York Rangers. This was a much-needed game for Grabner and his fantasy owners in deeper leagues. Mar 15 - 2:36 AM

Newly acquired Michael Grabner will play on a line with Pavel Zacha and Kyle Palmieri against the Islanders Saturday night.

The Devils juggled their lines to accommodate Grabner and have moved Jesper Bratt to the top unit alongside Taylor Hall and Nico Hischier. Palmieri seems to be the loser in this arrangement but you never know as sometimes the second unit of a squad has more success than the first as it does not get to play opposite the opposition's top defensive players. Feb 24 - 11:50 AM

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Nico Hischier scored a goal with an assist and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 8-3 win at Vegas.

Hischier had a five-game scoreless stretch between Feb. 27 and March 6, but he has picked up the pace with two goals and four points over his past three outings. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft has a respectable 15 goals and 45 points. Not bad for a guy who is still just 19 years old.

Zajac missed Saturday's game due to an undisclosed injury. He finished Wednesday's contest with a plus-two rating in 18:06 minutes of ice time. With Wednesday's goal, he has 11 markers and 21 points in 52 games this season.

Pavel Zacha (upper body) won't be with the Devils when they head to Vegas.

The door is still open for Zacha to meet up with the Devils before the end of their road trip though. New Jersey has five more road games ahead of them, with the trip concluding in Pittsburgh on March 23.

Brian Boyle registered an assist in a 3-0 win over Los Angeles on Saturday.

Boyle is on a three-game point streak and has only been held off the scoresheet once in his last five games. That's pushed him to 13 goals and 23 points in 58 contests this season. It's the most points he's recorded in a season since 2014-2015.

Blake Coleman's two-goal showing on Wednesday was the first multi-goal game of his career.

Coleman, 26, is playing in his first full NHL campaign after getting in 23 games in 2016-17. After Wednesday's effort, he's up to nine goals and 19 points in 67 contests this season. It's worth noting that two of his goals have been shorthanded markers, including one of his goals on Wednesday.

Taylor Hall scored a goal with an assist and a plus-2 rating with a blocked shot and a hit over 13:46 of ice time in Wednesday's 8-3 win in Vegas.

Hall snapped a two-game scoreless streak which was his longest scoring drought since Dec. 29-30. His longest scoreless skid this season is just three games, so that tells you a little bit about how hot he has been this season. Hall has rolled up 31 goals with 76 points, coming within just four points of his previous career high set back in 2013-14 with the Edmonton Oilers.

Maroon did not play Saturday because of a lower-body injury. He has one goal and five assists in seven games since he was acquired by the Devils from Edmonton. Jesper Bratt will head to the press box to make room for Maroon's return.

Brian Gibbons picked up a pair of assists with a plus-3 rating, four blocked shots and a hit in Wednesday's 8-3 win in Vegas.

Gibbons was recently promoted to a top-six forward position with Pavel Zacha (upper body) on the shelf. It was his first points in three games since returning from a six-week absence due to a thumb injury. Everyone was on the scoresheet in Wednesday's rout, so don't get terribly excited about Gibbons. He will need points in at least a couple more games before fantasy owners even in deeper leagues should pay attention to him.

Michael Grabner scored a shorthanded goal in a 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Grabner picked up the loose puck and made a little nifty move to lift the puck over Jonathan Quick for his second goal as a Devil. He started off slow since moving to New Jersey but now has three points in his last two games bringing him to 27 goals and 34 points in 69 games this season. Mile Wood and Nico Hischier also scored in the win.

Palmieri missed the net on his first attempt but didn't make the same mistake a few seconds later to get the Devils to within one goal in the second period. It's Palmieri's 20th goal of the season and he is now up to 36 points in 53 games this season. Patrick Maroon also scored in the loss.

Marcus Johansson (concussion) isn't expected to join the Devils before the end of their road trip.

The Devils will play five games on the road, with the last being in Pittsburgh on March 23. The silver lining is that Johansson did skate again Monday morning. It remains to be seen if he'll be healthy enough to return before the regular season concludes.

Drew Stafford will be a healthy scratch in Thursday's game against the Winnipeg Jets.

Stafford has eight goals, four assists and a minus-23 rating in 52 games this season. He's been scratched four times in New Jersey's last five games. Mirco Mueller and Jimmy Hayes will also watch the game from the press box.

It was a big fantasy night for Stefan Noesen Saturday as he had two assists, a fight and a plus-three rating.

Noesen, along with Travis Zajac and Blake Coleman played against the Sidney Crosby line and absolutely dominated them as Crosby was held pointless for the first time in 12 games while the Devils line accounted for three goals. Noesen has five goals and 15 points so his fantasy value is negligible but it was still a big night for the soon to be 25-year-old.

Vatanen has been used as a top pairing defenseman all season, but he logged 27:46 minutes on March 8 and then 26:52 minutes on March 10. They ranked as second and fourth this season in terms of minutes played and were well above his season average of 22:07 minutes. "He's playing some very good hockey right now," Devils coach John Hynes said. "He can handle those type of minutes. It's something that, usually you don't tell him that we want you to play 27 minutes. It's more that he's a 22 to 23 minute guy, but he's increased his ice time based on his performance and his ability he's shown to be able to handle those types of minutes."

Severson has recorded an assist in each of those games. He has nine goals and 22 points in 68 contests in 2017-18. This is the third straight campaign that he's recorded at least 20 points, though he's likely to finish below his 2016-17 total of 31 points.

Greene battled the Islanders' Brock Nelson at the end of the first period. "I don’t know, it just happened so far," Greene said of the incident. "We were just battling hard in front of the net. He asked me to go, I said sure and then I blacked out after that. Don’t really know what happened. We’ve been battling hard against each other for quite a few years. It was a heat of the moment thing, it wasn’t a staged thing. It was just two guys playing hard in front for each other’s teams. It was fun to do. I’ve got to look at the tape." Greene has two goals, nine points, and 13 penalty minutes in 42 contests. He doesn't expect to get into more fights.

Mirco Mueller will serve as a healthy scratch in Saturday's game against the Nashville Predators.

Mueller has been scratched in eight consecutive games. He has no goals and two assists in 20 games this season. He won't have any fantasy value down the stretch. Jimmy Hayes will also serve as a healthy scratch on Saturday night.

Ben Lovejoy scored a goal and an assist in a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.

The defenseman got two points and went +2 in 16:23 of ice time Saturday. Lovejoy opened the scoring almost three minutes in vs. Tampa, before assisting on Pavel Zacha's second period goal to make it 3-2 for the Devils. New Jersey also got goals from Nico Hischier, Pavel Zacha, and Miles Wood in the victory. Lovejoy now has eight points in 38 games this season.

Schneider has been struggling for a while and hasn't even recorded a win since Dec. 27. Keith Kinkaid has been doing well, which has led to him at least temporarily assuming the starting gig. However, Kinkaid was in the lineup on Saturday, so the Devils might not ask him to play on back-to-back days. "He’s playing really well," Devils coach John Hynes said of Kinkaid. "And he’s a big reason that we’ve been competitive and continued to be competitive down the stretch. We need him to continue to be very good, but we’re also going to need Cory. At some point, Cory’s going to have to play again. We have back-to-backs, he’s an excellent goaltender, too. But it’s nice to see Keith rise up, he’s playing extremely well right now, let’s keep going with it."

Keith Kinkaid allowed four goals on 36 shots in a 4-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.

The Devils decided to roll with the hot Kinkaid in back-to-back nights and it appears to have been the wrong decision after he gave up two goals early in the game to put the Devils in a hole. New Jersey plays again on Tuesday in San Jose and it wouldn't be a surprise to see Cory Schneider in goal. Kinkaid's record sits at 19-10-2 with a 2.89 goals-against-average and .909 save percentage